package helpers

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"time"
)

func UTCNow() time.Time {
	utc, _ := time.LoadLocation("UTC")
	return time.Now().In(utc)
}

// UNUSED allows unused variables to be included in Go programs
func UNUSED(x ...interface{}) {}

func StructToMap(data interface{}) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
	dataBytes, err := json.Marshal(data)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	mapData := make(map[string]interface{})
	err = json.Unmarshal(dataBytes, &mapData)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return mapData, nil
}